Helldorado Days has been around since 1934, but this year it won’t be putting on the festivities alone. The Professional Bull Riders will team with the historic event to put on the three-day show starting Friday.
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Professional Bull Riding may get an argument from other sports, but for now it is forging ahead with its “toughest sport on Earth” marketing strategy as it aims to increase its business profile in the Las Vegas market.
The PBR, the Professional Bull Riders, will produce and promote a rodeo and a headline bull riding event as part of Las Vegas Helldorado Days in May, joining forces with local groups to celebrate the city’s Western roots.
Scenes from the final night as the Nation Finals Rodeo wraps up at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Following the final round of a 10-round fight for the ages between bareback riders Steven Peebles and Kaycee Feild at the National Finals Rodeo, the challenger Peebles was the last cowboy standing Saturday night after knocking out the popular four-time defending world champion Feild at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Results from Saturday night’s ninth go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Kaycee Feild and Steven Peebles have duked it out in a bareback riding battle for the ages at the National Finals Rodeo over the last nine nights at the Thomas & Mack Center. The world champion will finally be crowned following today’s 10th and final round.
Scenes from the NFR’s ninth go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday.
A money player is defined as an athlete who performs best under pressure. Elko native Dakota Eldridge has been the epitome of a money player in his first three National Finals Rodeo appearances at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Results from Friday night’s ninth go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Show me a cowboy who has arguably taken the most unique route to rodeo success, and I’ll show you a Frenchman with a Texas accent.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, JoJo LeMond wasn’t thinking anything about the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. And why would he? He finished 16th in the world in the team roping header standings, one spot short of earning a trip to the season-ending event at the Thomas & Mack Center.
When folks think of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo they of course think of the cowboys. It is the Super Bowl of rodeos, after all. But there is a place for cowgirls as well.
With two rounds remaining at the National Finals Rodeo, five cowboys and a cowgirl are on track to win their first world titles.
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